Instrument

KPR
Ka-band Probe Radar

This description will be added in a future version

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Radar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Doppler Velocity

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

5 Hz

Spatial Resolution

30, 75, 100 or 150 m

Measurement Frequency

35.6 GHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://www.prosensing.com/crb-product/ka-band-precipitation-radar-kpr/

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
ProSensing Inc.
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Learjet

SPEC Inc. Learjet 25

8 Campaigns · 30 Instruments

ARCSIX

Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment

2024

Greenland, Arctic Ocean

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· 13 Data Products

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

ARCSIX Learjet Ka-Band Probe Radar-Radiometer (KPR) Data10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ARCSIX/DATA001/Learjet/AircraftRemoteSensing/KPR_1

CampaignsArctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment

PlatformsSPEC Inc. Learjet 25

FormatsNetCDF

KPRKa-band Probe Radar

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

KPR
Ka-band Probe Radar